Hematite Quartz with Specularite Roses - Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia
Hematite Quartz with Specularite Roses - Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia
Description
A delicate hematite quartz cluster with specularite roses from the celebrated Huanggang Mine in Inner Mongolia, China. Slender, glassy quartz points interlace in every direction, many blushed a warm salmon-pink by fine traces of hematite, the colour deepening toward the terminations. Nestled among them sit dark, velvety rosettes of specularite, a lustrous variety of hematite whose fine metallic blades gather into perfect "iron roses." The contrast is exceptional: soft pink and icy white crystal against near-black metallic blooms, all in a light, airy structure that reads like frost.
The Huanggang deposit is a complex skarn system that has produced some of the most diverse mineral combinations of any modern locality. Here, generations of quartz grew in interlocking needle sprays as hydrothermal fluids pulsed through the rock. Iron expressed itself two ways in the same pocket: as a fine pink tint within the quartz, and as separate layered rosettes of specularite. Iron roses this well-formed on quartz are a signature of Huanggang and a favourite among collectors.
Quartz is associated with clarity, amplification, and balance, while hematite brings grounding, protection, and steady focus. The pairing suits spaces meant to feel serene but anchored, and the pink tone adds a gentle, heart-warming quality.
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Details
- Mineral: Quartz with hematite tinting and specularite (hematite) rosettes
- Origin: Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
- Size: approx. 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 in
- Weight: 462g
- Formation: Natural interlocking quartz points with iron rose formations
- Colour: Salmon pink and white with metallic black
- Condition: Natural, unpolished; features consistent with formation. Some broken points on cluster as seen in photos
Note
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